Hiflylabs is a dynamic team of 250+ data and tech professionals based in Budapest, delivering cutting-edge solutions in data engineering, data science, artificial intelligence, and application development. With over a decade of expertise, we empower businesses worldwide with tailored, hands-on strategies for Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, and Data Analytics.
Our strength lives in our people. Through our mentoring system, we cultivate professional growth and innovation.
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We are looking for a Technical Project Manager with 8+ years of experience to lead complex, enterprise-wide data platform implementations built on Databricks. In this role, you will bridge the gap between business stakeholders and technical teams, driving the execution of data architectures from ingestion through the Medallion structure to modern consumption layers (including BI and agentic AI solutions).
What You Will Do
Project Delivery: End-to-end management of modern data platform implementations built on Databricks.
Agile Leadership: Run all scrum ceremonies (sprints, stand-ups, retros) for data engineering and data science teams.
Risk & Scope Management: Track budgets, optimize compute costs, and manage technical risks (data quality, pipeline bottlenecks).
Stakeholder Alignment Bridge the gap between C-level business requirements and technical execution.
Backlog Refinement: Partner with Product Owners and Data Architects to prioritize the technical roadmap.
What Do You Need to Apply?
Experience: 8+ years as an IT Project Manager or Advisory Consultant, with a track record in complex data/cloud projects.
Core Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of foundational AI and data platform concepts, including the architectural components of leading providers like Databricks, Snowflake, and Microsoft Fabric.
Nice to Have
Consulting Background: Experience at a Big4 or top-tier tech consulting firm.
Tech Stack Familiarity: Hands-on exposure to Spark, Delta Lake, or MLOps tools.
Enterprise implementation experience (ERP, CRM, Core Banking, BSS/OSS).
Experience in consulting sales or supporting public sector projects.
Industry Domain: Deep business understanding of at least two sectors: Banking, Telco, Energy, Insurance, Retail, or Production.
Leadership: Strong people management skills; confident enough to review and correct the work of technical subject matter experts.
Fluent English is non-negotiable.
Our Promise to You:
Innovative AI Projects – Work on cutting-edge AI solutions across global markets.
Empowered Work Culture – We trust you to take ownership and drive impact.
Flexible Work Environment – Hybrid and remote-friendly opportunities.
Professional Growth – Access to mentorship, training, and international AI engagements.
Strong Community – Be part of a vibrant, collaborative, and fun-loving team.
We are Hifly—a lab of high-flyers turning data and AI into competitive advantage.
What started as a small data mining company in 2015 grew into a team of 250+ experts with offices in Budapest, Vienna, and London. We've delivered 600+ projects across three continents and we're among the FT1000 fastest-growing companies in Europe. Our focus? Putting people first and making them fly. Clients and colleagues alike.
We make data, AI, and digital products work.
Enterprises partner with us to turn data into decisions, AI into ROI, and pilots into production. We serve clients like Accenture, Continental, Bosch, Levi's, T-Mobile, General Electric, DB Schenker, ExxonMobil, Mercedes-Benz, Vodafone, and more. See their success stories: https://hiflylabs.com/case-study
Why partners choose us:
We bring AI and data expertise from before the hype with a vendor-agnostic, hands-on approach. PoC-to-production in weeks, not months. Reusable frameworks for faster scaling. Knowledge transfer in every engagement. As Cirkul's VP put it: our data engineers are "some of the best in the past decade."
What makes us different:
We're one of the few companies globally with 2 Databricks MVPs and a seat on Databricks' Product Advisory Board. As early adopters of Databricks Apps, we bring unique production-proven expertise. Our team holds 100+ certifications and we're a Select Partner for Databricks, AWS, and Snowflake, an Azure Gold Partner (Data & Analytics), and a Google Cloud Certified Partner.
Our expertise: Data science | Agentic AI integration | Automation | Data engineering | Cloud migration | Digital product development through Appic by Hiflylabs
Our people are our strength. We grow through mentoring, knowledge-sharing, and a culture where honest feedback matters.
Visit hiflylabs.com or let's talk: https://hiflylabs.com/contact
